Publications by authors named "B I Helliwell"

Background: Hemianopia is common after stroke. We aimed to evaluate clinical effectiveness of visual scanning training vs sham training, for homonymous hemianopia.

Design: Randomised controlled, parallel, double-blind, two-arm trial.

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Introduction: Many stroke survivors do not receive optimal levels of personalised therapy to support their recovery. Use of technology for stroke rehabilitation has increased in recent years to help minimise gaps in service provision. Markerless motion capture technology is currently being used for musculoskeletal and occupational health screening and could offer a means to provide personalised guidance to stroke survivors struggling to access rehabilitation.

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There have been growing concerns about the well-being of staff in inpatient mental health settings, with studies suggesting that they have higher burnout and greater work-related stress levels than staff in other healthcare sectors. When addressing staff well-being, psychological safety can be a useful concept. However, there is no measure of psychological safety that is suitable for use in inpatient mental health settings.

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Purpose: The Brain Injury associated Visual Impairment - Impact Questionnaire (BIVI-IQ) was developed to assess the impact of post-stroke visual impairment. The development of the questionnaire used robust methods involving stroke survivors and clinicians. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the BIVI-IQ in a stroke population.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study looked at how well people who had a stroke can adjust to losing part of their sight, called hemianopia.
  • They watched 144 stroke survivors over 12 weeks to see what factors might help predict their ability to adapt.
  • Results showed that things like how much vision they lost and their performance on a mobility test can help guess who will adapt well to this change in vision.
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